by Mark Snyder, USA TODAY Sports

"Brady Hoke is our coach and will be leading our football program well into the future," he wrote. "There is no question about it. Brady has done a great job rebuilding the program and reshaping the culture to the level it was under coaches Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr. Anyone making efforts to stir up a coaching controversy at Michigan is ill-informed and is likely promoting a personal agenda that is not in the best interest of Michigan Football."

Brandon's post Wednesday is a statement of support and is an extended detailed list of the reasons for his strong statement after public criticism peaked to its most intense in Hoke's tenure, following three losses in the past four games and is 3-4 in the Big Ten, the most losses in his three years.

"Is our program where we want to be? No," he wrote. "We want to consistently compete for championships. That is the expectation at Michigan and that has been Brady's stated expectation from day one. When we don't meet those expectations there's disappointment -- and that starts with Brady, the coaches, players and everyone else that represents our football program. If you saw how hard everyone inside Schembechler Hall works every day, you would understand why they are disappointed. They pour their lives into developing these young people to prepare them to compete at the highest level and consistently win."

While much of the furor centered on offensive coordinator Al Borges, Hoke's future became a topic of discussion when U-M's top recruit, New Jersey cornerback Jabrill Peppers, released a statement Tuesday saying he would look at other schools because of rumors of Hoke's stability.

Apparently this is Brandon trying to answer that, despite Hoke still having three years left on the six-year contract he signed when hired in January 2011.

Though he can't speak directly about a specific unsigned recruit, he alluded to Peppers as much as he could.

"Our coaches are recruiting nationally from New Jersey to California, from Michigan to Florida, and continue to bring in the type of young men that can compete on the field and in the classroom at the University of Michigan," Brandon wrote. "The depth that this program needs to be a consistent winner is coming, but it doesn't happen overnight or in one or two recruiting classes. It takes time and probably a little more time than we all anticipated. However, the only threat to our continued success in recruiting is the same old, tiredtactic being used by some who wish to see us fail -- to try and scare young recruits into believing that our coach "is on the hot seat" -- which simply isn't true. In fact, this is the same guy that was Big Ten and national coach of the year two seasons ago."

"This shows that it takes time for the right leader to build a consistent winner," he wrote. "We have the right leader, and despite the fact we have lost three very close games (and WE ARE ALL feeling the pain that comes from it!) the consistency will come. There have been speed bumps along the way and unforeseen obstacles that have hindered our progress this season, but the resiliency of this team has been remarkable."

Brandon's rationale was interesting from pointing out that Hoke inherited a veteran team, but only mentioned that the seniors were recruited by Lloyd Carr, not mentioning Rich Rodriguez, who Brandon fired to hire Hoke.

He pointed out that the current team has "11 freshmen or redshirt freshmen in the trenches."

"Not to make excuses, but to point out the obvious, this shows how much we are investing in young talent that will make huge contributions to our future success," Brandon wrote. "I'm really proud of how the players have bought into the new direction. Our coaches are changing schemes, and that requires a different recruiting philosophy and asking current student-athletes to adapt to a different style than previous years. The transformation and improvement of our defense under the leadership of coach Greg Mattison has been outstanding. Our coaches have worked hard to blend and develop schemes that bridge the gap between what was previously done and what they ultimately hope to run on both sides of the ball."

He attacked those "who are spreading inaccurate rumors and saying inappropriate things about our coaches, players and recruits don't know what's happening inside Schembechler Hall or on that practice field. They are only trying to hurt the program and the progress our coaches and student-athletes are fighting to make on Saturdays. Sometimes that progress takes a little bit longer than we all like, but we know the long-term success that it's going to bring."

He addressed the two more games to play and the "opportunities they represent."

"I know that Brady Hoke will finish his career at Michigan as one of the most successful coaches in our program's storied history," Brandon wrote.